However according to the NHS Information quango -in total 207,800 people were admitted to wards in 2006/7 because of their drinking, either they were drunk, had liver cirrhosis or a secondary disorder such as heart disease brought on by heavy drinking. They may also have been injured or assaulted while drunk.

The data from the NHS Information Centre revealed cases of alcoholic liver disease have trebled in 12 years to reach 43,548 in 2000

Health Direct is not surprised that DrugScope is ‘extremely disappointed’ by the recent labour U Turn to reclassification cannabis. Labour’s decision is not based on science, fact or common sense. Just plain nanny state political stupidity.